__NOTOC__ James B. Macelwane, S.J. (September 28, 1883 – February 15, 1956) was a Jesuit

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and pioneering American seismologist.

Biography

Father Macelwane was the second of nine children born to Alexander Macelwane, a fisherman and farmer, and Catherine Agnes Carr. He was on the faculty of Saint Louis University,

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(SLU), where he organized the Jesuit Seismological Service, whose central station is in St. Louis, in 1925. Macelwane is the namesake of the James B. Macelwane Medal awarded annually by the

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(AGU) and the Macelwane Fellowship awarded by the

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(AMS).James B. Macelwane Fellowship
/ref> He served as President of the AGU from 1953 until his death in 1956.James B. Macelwane (1883–1956), Honors Program, American Geophysical Union
/ref> He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 1944.National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
/ref> The geological division of the SLU Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences is housed in Macelwane Hall.

Works

* Introduction to Theoretical Seismology * When the Earth Quakes

References

External links

Memorial page at Saint Louis University

James B. Macelwane Manuscript Collection at Saint Louis University
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